CS:GO Confirmed

Get your champagne glasses out because it’s time to celebrate. For the little ones, just give them some juice boxes, sugar, or chocolate because the news we were all awaiting has finally been revealed. Last week Valve told the world that Couter-Strike: Global Offensive is confirmed to be the next game in the Counter-Strike series.

Few pro-gamers have been able to see the game and play it for themselves; however, they have been pleasing the community dropping info about the game left and right. If you are one of the few who was able to get into the beta expect to be able to play sometime around late August or early September.

Below is a list of the confirmed features we know of so far. Remember this game is still in development and some of these features can be altered or removed.

Matchmaking system for teams and individuals (with Elo rating system)

Focus on competitive 5v5 play and eSports

Ranked servers run by Valve (Competitive mode only)

Dedicated servers run by players (Casual mode only)

LAN support confirmed

Ranked / Ladder play for both individuals and 5 man teams (Competitive mode)

Bullet penetration through some walls / materials / objects

Classic CS gameplay – no ironsights

Competitive and Casual modes

Gameplay derived from both CS 1.6 and CS: Source with new twist

Weapons have been rebalanced to make weapon selection more interesting (so that players use more than the typical AK, M4, AWP, and Desert Eagle)

Beta is on PC only, starts in early September as a closed beta

Defuse and Hostage maps

Molotov grenades: create a pool of fire on the ground which slows movement speed of players crossing it and causes area of effect damage